Fence.



R. HASSETT.

FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-29, I916.

Patented July 10,1917.

2 SNEETS-$HEET 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Application filed January 29, 1916. SeriaINo. 75,136.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD I-Iassnrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Arcadia, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in fences.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of fences and to provide a simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive construction designed for use on various fences, gates and similar structures and capable of effectually pre venting persons from climbing a fence or gate.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a fence constructed in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of the same,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a gate equipped with the rotating fence wires,

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a stand for corner posts,

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a corner post stand having a pair of angularly related supporting arms,

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a stand designed for intermediate fence posts,

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of mounting the disks or wheels which carry the rotating wires,

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a portion of a fence illustrating a modification of the invention, in which the rotating wires are employed only at the top of the fence.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the fence comprises in its construction spaced fence posts 1 provided at intervals with bores or openings 2, through which pass bolts 3 on which are mounted rotary disks or wheels 4 located at the opposite faces of the fence posts and connected by longitudinal fence wires 5 which are adapted to rotate when pressure is exerted on them in a direction tending to rotate the disks or wheels 4:.

The disks or wheels 4 which may be of any desired construction preferably consist of rims 6 and diametrically arranged spokes 7 extending from a central portion or hub-8 through which the bolts 3 pass. The wires are secured to the rims in any desired manher and may be conveniently twisted around the same as clearly illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings and the said wires are stretched to the desired tension by tightening the nut 5 of the bolt 3. The fence posts are equipped at the top with stands 10 provided at the bottom with a base or attaching portion 11 and having upper perforations 12 for the reception of bolts 18 on which are mounted disks or wheels 14: which carry barb wires 15. The upper rotary barb wires are provided as an additional precaution to prevent climbing the fence and in some instances the top rotary barb wires may be relied on as illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings in which the fence posts are connected by suitable wire fencing 16 stapled or otherwise fastened to the post 17 in the usual manner. At corner posts where four fences meet a stand 18 having outwardly extending horizontally disposed arms 19 may be employed. The stand 18 which consists of a standard provided with a lower base or attaching portion 20 and the said arms 19 which extend from each side of the top portion of the standard is suitably secured upon the top of the fence post. Each of the arms is equipped with a superimposed bearing eye 21 preferably formed by an eye bolt and adapted to receive the pivot bolts of disks or wheels for mounting the same for rotary movement on the arms 19. Intermediate standards 22 having arms 23 may be employed and the arms may consist of connecting bars extending through the stand as indicated in Fig. 6 or be formed in any other desired manner.

The revolving wires are applicable to both large and small gates and in Fig. 3 of the drawings is illustrated a gate consisting of a substantially rectangular frame 24 con1- I posed of top, bottom, and end bars and provided' with an intermediate bar 25 having perforations 26 arranged in horizontal alinement with perforations 27 of the end bars 28 and 29 of the frame 241:. The perforations 26 and 27 are adapted for the reception of bolts 30 and 31 on which are mounted Wheels 32 and 33 which are connected by wires 84. The gate is also equipped with revolving top barb wires 35 carried by wheels'36 which journaled on suitable bolts 37 of stands 88 mounted on the frame at the ends thereof. The gate may be hung in any desired manner andmay be secured in its closed position by any suitable locking means;

What is claimed is 1- 1. A device of the class described including spaced supports provided with openings, bolts mounted in the said openings,

wheels journaled on the said bolts, spaced longitudinal wires connecting the wheels at the peripheries thereof and adapted to rotate therewith on the bolts whereby climbing of fences and gates will be prevented.

2. A device of the class described including' spaced posts having alined openings Copies of this patent may be obtained for arranged at different elevations, pivot bolts ing spaced posts having alined openings arranged at different elevations, pivot bolts .mounted in the said perforations, wheels mounted on the-pivot bolts and a plurality of sets of spaced wires connecting the wheels at the peripheries thereof and rotating therewith on the said pivot bolts, stands mounted upon the posts, pivots carried by the stands, wheels mounted on the pivot bolts and barb wires connecting the wheels of the stands.

4. A fence of the class described including spaced posts, bolts extending through the posts and arranged at different elevations in horizontal alinement, vertically disposed rotary wheels located at opposite sides of the posts and mounted on the said bolts, the latter being provided with adjusting means, and spaced wires connecting the wheels at the peripheries thereof and rotating withthe same on the said bolts.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD HASSETT. \Vitnesses J OHN J. MARTIN, LAURA E. MCDANIEL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

